docs: def write(self, data):
      """only put to stdout every now and then"""
      self._buffer.append(data)
      self._current_ticks += 1
      # first entry ever will be flushed immediately
  
      flush=False
      if self._last_flush_time is None or \
                  (self._holdback_time is None and self._max_ticks == 0):
        flush = True
      elif self._max_ticks and self._current_ticks >= self._max_ticks or \
           self._holdback_time and time() - self._holdback_time >= self._last_flush_time:
        flush=True
  
      if flush:
        self.flush()